Headlines
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Qantas upgrades Bali
Friday | Jan 25 2019QANTAS has revealed plans to upgrade its aircraft on its flights from Sydney to Bali from a Boeing 737 to Airbus A330, adding 650 seats on the route each week.
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FCM sets up NDC team
Friday | Jan 25 2019FCM Travel Solutions and parent company Flight Centre Travel Group have established a global airline distribution team to develop solutions and service industry collaboration on new distribution capability (NDC).
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EK revamps bag allowance
Thursday | Jan 24 2019EMIRATES has announced a major revision of its free baggage allowances, shifting to a fare-based arrangement for Economy passengers, rather than a “one size fits all” approach.
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Bestjet activist stirs pot
Thursday | Jan 24 2019THE leader of a “Bestjet Fiasco Action Group” on Facebook has been aggressively chasing redress for affected consumers, including taking the questionable approach of telling members not to withdraw claims as unsecured creditors, despite receiving chargebacks from their banks.
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Virgin slams QF, CX pact
Thursday | Jan 24 2019VIRGIN Australia has made a submission to the International Air Services Commission about a request by Qantas and Cathay Pacific to expand their codeshare deal on the HKG route (TD 09 Jan).
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JTG founder Sparks dies
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019THE Australian travel industry is today mourning the death of Bob Sparks, the architect, founder and inaugural CEO of the Jetset Travelworld Group.
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Bestjet insolvent trading
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019THE administrators to the collapsed Bestjet Travel Pty Limited (TD 18 Dec 2018) say their investigations indicate that the company was trading whilst insolvent.
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Jayride expands territory
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019ASX-LISTED airport transfer specialist Jayride has launched in 20 new countries over the last three months, accelerating its global footprint by a total of 170 additional airports.
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Air Vanuatu slashes comm
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019AIR Vanuatu (NF) this morning confirmed a new commission structure for Australian travel agents, whose remuneration is being cut from 7% to 5% on all NF international flights.
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Int’l arrivals surge in 2018
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019INTERNATIONAL tourist arrivals totalled 1.4 billion in 2018 – two years ahead of forecasts according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.